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virtually split down the middle between president obama and mitt romney. that includes nearly $86 million raised by romney during the election's final weeks. >>> and someone who has apparently run his last senate republican jim demint. he announced yesterday he is leaving the senate on january 1st in order to leave a conse e conservative thinktank. whoever is chosen to lead the south carolina governor, a special election in 2014 to finish out his term. >>> a new twist in the very bizarre case of software pioneer john mcafee. the former fugitive is waking up in a detention cell in guatemala this morning, one day after being hospitalized. mcafee told abc news he suffered chest pains and then passed out. doctors don't believe he actually had a heart attack. mcafee spent three weeks running from police in belize. that's where he's wanted for questioning about the murder of his american neighbor. >>> now, to washington state, where if you are over 21 years of age, it's now legal to possess a small amount of marijuana. the new law legalizing pot went into effect
virtually split down the middle between president obama and mitt romney. that includes nearly $86 million raised by romney during the election's final weeks. >>> and someone who has apparently run his last senate republican jim demint. he announced yesterday he is leaving the senate on january 1st in order to leave a conse e conservative thinktank. whoever is chosen to lead the south carolina governor, a special election in 2014 to finish out his term. >>> a new twist in the...
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. >>> the jabs are flying between president obama and likely republican nominee, mitt romney. the president told a crowd of students and blue-collar workers in ohio, he wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth. apparent swipe at romney. romney said, i scratched my head at the capacity of the president to take four hours off on such a regular basis to go golfing. >>> meantime, ted nugent will meet with secret service agents today over some of his recent controversial comments. the aging rock recently said if president obama was re-elected, nugent would be dead or in jail by this time next year, which some interpreted as a threat against the president. >>> in other news this morning, secretary of defense, leon panetta, is apologizing for a new incident of troubling behavior by american troops serving in afghanistan. several gruesome photos have been given to "the l.a. times." one showing a u.s. soldier posing with the hand of a dead insurgent on his shoulder. another shows soldiers holding up the severed legs of a suicide bomber. >> that behavior, that was depicted in those
. >>> the jabs are flying between president obama and likely republican nominee, mitt romney. the president told a crowd of students and blue-collar workers in ohio, he wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth. apparent swipe at romney. romney said, i scratched my head at the capacity of the president to take four hours off on such a regular basis to go golfing. >>> meantime, ted nugent will meet with secret service agents today over some of his recent controversial...
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president obama has claimed victory in the sunshine state. but officials have not declared a winner. florida is still undecided, largely due to long voting lines on election night, a deluge of last-minute absentee ballots and other assorted problems, so to speak. >>> and our other major story is the drastic steps being taken for gas shortages in new york. new york's mayor says only one-quarter of the city's gas stations are actually open. and the shortage could last for a few more weeks. these drivers think rationing is a good idea. >> i think it will cut down the length of the lines. >> i think that makes sense. i think that should have started from the beginning. you know, it would have eased up. and you wouldn't have had this -- these long lines. and people trying to, you know, fight for gas. i think jersey, actually, did the right thing by doing that. >> as you just heard, a similar rationing plan is drastically reduced lines in neighboring new jersey. >>> there's growing frustration and anger on long island, since many residents still do
president obama has claimed victory in the sunshine state. but officials have not declared a winner. florida is still undecided, largely due to long voting lines on election night, a deluge of last-minute absentee ballots and other assorted problems, so to speak. >>> and our other major story is the drastic steps being taken for gas shortages in new york. new york's mayor says only one-quarter of the city's gas stations are actually open. and the shortage could last for a few more...
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obama turns 61 tomorrow. and his wish is to get electoral votes next november. >> that's a pretty good wish. >>> time, now, for weather from across the nation. showers in the south from miami to nashville. a chance of afternoon thunderstorms in the northeast and midwest. hail, gusty winds and flash flooding from minneapolis to sioux falls. thunderstorms in the southwest. another scorcher in the plains. >> 102 in dallas. 110 in oklahoma city. i think they've had like 16 or 17-straight days of 100 degrees or warmer. they're baking in that part of the country. mostly 90s, meanwhile, across the east coast and plains. 80s in the northern rockies and pacific northwest. >>> and when we come back, a huge food recall just announced. something you might have in your freezer. >>> also ahead this morning, how tough is it to fool the irs? well, would you believe 2,000 tax returns from 1 address? >>> and later, how did one angry man manage to crush a fleet of police cruisers and leave cops h.thing to chase him with? >>> we
obama turns 61 tomorrow. and his wish is to get electoral votes next november. >> that's a pretty good wish. >>> time, now, for weather from across the nation. showers in the south from miami to nashville. a chance of afternoon thunderstorms in the northeast and midwest. hail, gusty winds and flash flooding from minneapolis to sioux falls. thunderstorms in the southwest. another scorcher in the plains. >> 102 in dallas. 110 in oklahoma city. i think they've had like 16 or...
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first lady michelle obama, fits the category. take a look. during a video chat on the ellen degeneres show, admitted that her look was a little too risque. the first lady said she wouldn't want to see her daughters in anything similar. and who is that man? >> he looks older than high school. i don't know who that guy is. i'm sure he regrets not hanging on to michelle. >> he does look like 35 to me. all right. >>> now, did you see this over the weekend? tupac shakur performed live at the coachella music festival. >> this was amazing. it was a hologram performing with snoop dogg and dr. dre. but it looked real to the hundreds of folks around that show. the stunt cost around 400 grand. last night, jimmy kimmel called it pretty cool. >> he's been dead for 16 years. he's still in much better shape than i am. hologram tupac did a duet with snoop, which we have some tape of. it's pretty cool. it looks like they're on the stage together. you look at snoop, he doesn't know what's happening. i may have smoked too much, finally. [ laughter ] i'm having
first lady michelle obama, fits the category. take a look. during a video chat on the ellen degeneres show, admitted that her look was a little too risque. the first lady said she wouldn't want to see her daughters in anything similar. and who is that man? >> he looks older than high school. i don't know who that guy is. i'm sure he regrets not hanging on to michelle. >> he does look like 35 to me. all right. >>> now, did you see this over the weekend? tupac shakur...
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obama did shoot back with a tweet saying, this seat's taken. that's a picture of the president in the presidential chair. >> touche. >>> there's been a major ruling in a hot-button political issue this campaign season. those state laws forcing voters to show a photo i.d. a federal court has just struck down the tough voter identification law in the state of texas, ruling the law puts strict burdens on the poor or more likely to be minorities, as well. >> this issue which has played out in several other states could end up before the supreme court, which has ruled such laws unconstitutional. supporters of the i.d. laws say they prevent voter fraud. >>> now, to our other big story on this friday morning, the heavy rain and the heavy damage in the path of isaac. >> the huge storm just downgraded again, from a tropical depression. it's slowly moving north this morning, after delivering a deluge to parts of louisiana and mississippi. abc's brandi hitt is in new orleans this morning. good morning, brandi? >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. isa
obama did shoot back with a tweet saying, this seat's taken. that's a picture of the president in the presidential chair. >> touche. >>> there's been a major ruling in a hot-button political issue this campaign season. those state laws forcing voters to show a photo i.d. a federal court has just struck down the tough voter identification law in the state of texas, ruling the law puts strict burdens on the poor or more likely to be minorities, as well. >> this issue which...
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problem is, if he can't take out this field in the republican primaries, how can he beat president obama? that's the big concern. >> the more time romney spends focused on his republican opponents, the less time he has to compete with the president. >>> as distressing as some of the candidates' negative campaigning may be, people approve of congress even less. only 10% approve. it's less popular than the irs, president nixon in watergate, and lower than bp after the gulf oil spill. americans not liking congress right now. >> lower than the irs in the middle of tax season? that's brutal. >>> in other news this morning, washington will soon become the seventh state in the country to allow gays and lesbians to marry. state lawmakers approved the bill last night. opponents are vowing to fight the measure by putting it to a public vote. new jersey votes next week. >>> and paul mccartney is getting a long-delayed honor today. he receives a star on the hollywood walk of fame, right in front of capitol letters. he's debuting his new album on itunes today. >> why so long for paul mccartney to get
problem is, if he can't take out this field in the republican primaries, how can he beat president obama? that's the big concern. >> the more time romney spends focused on his republican opponents, the less time he has to compete with the president. >>> as distressing as some of the candidates' negative campaigning may be, people approve of congress even less. only 10% approve. it's less popular than the irs, president nixon in watergate, and lower than bp after the gulf oil...
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. >>> and president obama goes to the pentagon today to unveil a new national defense strategy. reports say the new strategy will scale back the pentagon's longstanding goal of being ready to fight two wars at the same time. the army will be cut to 490,000 soldiers over the decade. but the navy will maintain its 11 aircraft carriers. all the moves reflects some massive defense spending cuts which could rise into the hundreds of billions of dollars. >>> and this coming sunday marks one year, believe it or not, since that shooting rampage that killed six people in tucson and gravely wounded gabby giffords. giffords will participate in a candlelight vigil at the university of arizona. her husband, mark kelly, will also take part. in addition 19 survivors wounded in that tragedy will also be honored. >>> in los angeles, the man accused of setting those destructive fires made a brief court appearance yesterday. harley burkhart was charged with 37 felony counts which could send him to prison for life if convicted. the judge refused for burkhart's face to be on camera. >>> and one of l
. >>> and president obama goes to the pentagon today to unveil a new national defense strategy. reports say the new strategy will scale back the pentagon's longstanding goal of being ready to fight two wars at the same time. the army will be cut to 490,000 soldiers over the decade. but the navy will maintain its 11 aircraft carriers. all the moves reflects some massive defense spending cuts which could rise into the hundreds of billions of dollars. >>> and this coming sunday...
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president obama travels to asia later this week for historic visits to myanmar and cambodia. >>> former vice presidential candidate, paul ryan, has confirmed reports that election night results took the romney camp completely by surprise. ryan told our milwaukee station that the campaign was well-run. but in the end, it was not enough. he says reality finally sank in when they lost ohio. >> the polling we had, the numbers we were looking at, looked like we stood a pretty good chance of winning. so, when the numbers came in, you know, going the other direction, and we saw the kind of turnout that was occurring in urban areas, which were really unprecedented, it did come as a bit of a shock. >> when asked about a potential future run for the white house, ryan said it was the last thing on his mind right now. he's looking forward to sleeping, probably. >>> time, now, for this morning's weather from across the nation. it's going to be a wet day from northern california to seattle. up to half a foot of snow is expected in the cascades and northern rockies. rain in south texas. morning frost
president obama travels to asia later this week for historic visits to myanmar and cambodia. >>> former vice presidential candidate, paul ryan, has confirmed reports that election night results took the romney camp completely by surprise. ryan told our milwaukee station that the campaign was well-run. but in the end, it was not enough. he says reality finally sank in when they lost ohio. >> the polling we had, the numbers we were looking at, looked like we stood a pretty good...
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. >>> president obama has no public events today, as he prepares for back-to-back high-level meetings starting tomorrow. first up, the top world leaders meet at camp david to talk world economics. then, it's on to chicago, where protesters are already gathering ahead of the nato summit. the meeting will focus on global security. staff members are sleeping over at the aquarium to take care of the animals because the facility will have to be closed down while the leaders are in town. >>> residents of missing utah mom susan powell are cheering a washington verdict of convicting her father-in-law of voyerism. they're hoping the idea of prison will get him to speak up. powell was caught with photos of two young neighbor girls using the bathroom. his son, josh, was a personal of interest until earlier this year. that's when he killed himself, as well as the couple's two, young children. >>> here's a match-up that few want to face. gator versus human. we're going to give you one guess at who won. >> what do you think? >> a north carolina aquarium scientist learned his lesson, trying to corra
. >>> president obama has no public events today, as he prepares for back-to-back high-level meetings starting tomorrow. first up, the top world leaders meet at camp david to talk world economics. then, it's on to chicago, where protesters are already gathering ahead of the nato summit. the meeting will focus on global security. staff members are sleeping over at the aquarium to take care of the animals because the facility will have to be closed down while the leaders are in town....